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Hot Dog Journalism

Postcards From Seattle

Tales of Strange Hot Dog Condiments and Odd Cuts of Beef.

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Robert Simonson
Oct 30, 2023
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The Seattle Hot Dog, in all its weirdness.

Seattle-Style Hot Dogs

One night in Seattle last autumn, while en route from one cocktail bar to another, I passed a hot dog cart near Cal Anderson Park that advertised something called a Seattle Hot Dog.

I was with other people, so I could not stop to investigate. All I could do is register a “WTF” moment and mo…

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